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Over the Rainbow

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Bass Tab
★4.6(10)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-7777777--3333333--5555--8888--|
E|-------------------------------|

Chorus

Somewhere Over the Rainbow way up high

G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-----------22222222--33333333-----------|
E|-33333333----------------------33333333-|

There's a land that I heard of once in a lull-a-bye

G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-33333333--------7777--0000--2222-------|
E|-----------3333--------------------3----|

Somewhere Over the Rainbow skies are blue

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D|----------------------------------------|
A|-----------22222222--33333333-----------|
E|-33333333----------------------33333333-|

And the Dreams that you dare to dream really do come true

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D|----------------------------------------|
A|-33333333--------7777--0000--2222-------|
E|-----------3333--------------------3----|

Verse

Some day I'll wish upon a star and wake up where the clouds are far behind...me

G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-----------33333333------------55555555-|
E|-33333333------------33333333-----------|

Where troubles melt like lemon drops away above the

chimney tops thats where you'll find me

G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------55555----|
E|-33333333--22222222--55555555-----------|

Chorus

Somewhere Over the Rainbow blue birds fly

G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-----------22222222--33333333-----------|
E|-33333333----------------------33333333-|

Birds fly over the Rainbow why then oh why can't I?

G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-33333333--------7777--0000--2222-------|
E|-----------3333--------------------3----|

[SOLO] (Bass plays this while solo is being played)

G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-----------22222222--33333333-----------|
E|-33333333----------------------33333333-|

Verse

If happy little blue birds fly across the rainbow why oh why can't I-eeeeeee?

G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-----------33333333--5--3--2--0---------|
E|-33333333------------------------3------|

The timing is right you get need to listen to the song while

playing this tab and it will sound perfect

This is the 100% correct tab for Somewhere Over The Rainbow

Written by Thanx 4 The Heads Up

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